Since December 1st, I’ve been participating in an Instagram driven maker challenge hosted by Drea Renee Knits, using spinning spindles. As I am prone to do with some things – especially in the winter and when the temperature drops to -34ºC – I have jumped right in. So much for promising myself I would spend maybe 5-10 minutes a day on this!
Along with the Turkish spindles I had renewed my interest in this past summer, I have recently acquired a couple of supported spindles. So far, the one in particular, created by Helen Mawdsley, has both captivated and confounded me – I’m a beginner spinner all over again!
To start, Youtube videos were helpful; however, I soon found I needed more help, so signed up for a subscription to School of Sweet Georgia. Under the virtual guidance of Debbie Held, I have gained some greater insights into this beautiful way of making yarn.
Below are some images of the beautiful wooden tools I have acquired and the resulting yarns I am slowly developing. I am hoping that my interest with this will continue to hold after this challenge and winter ends.
quietly creating 
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